Chris Soer was born in The Hague 1882-02-23 and died there 1961-11-11. He lived and worked mainly in The Hague. He travelled (study tours) to Belgium (Brughes and Ghant), France (Paris) and Germany. Student of the Academy of Arts in The Hague. Chris painted in a naturalistic manner, later more and more impressionistic, landscapes and more often townviews (in a strong colouring), some still lifes. Teacher of M.P. Biermasz, C. Langbroek and W. van Roon. Member of the "Nederlandse Kunstkring", a Dutch painter's society.
Bibliography: Mak van Waay; Pieter Scheen